Brassall · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Brassall

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a quarter of households in Brassall are headed by a single parent, a figure far above the national average. This creates a distinct local landscape where single-parent homes and people living alone are both common. While the typical home size matches the rest of the country, the mix of people living together varies widely.

Open map →
📍 Brassall, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Brassall sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -3.8%
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Brassall — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Brassall2.5
4305, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly 29% of people in Brassall live alone, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures. This proportion has risen since 2011, and the typical home now holds 2.5 people, a slight drop from a decade ago.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.8% ▲ +18.2%

Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 24.3%
  • 2016: 23.6%
  • 2021: 28.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

View on map →

Brassall splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 24.8% of the area, which is far above the Australian average of 14.1% and among the highest for similar areas. This has risen by 6.3 percentage points since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common group at 50.6%.

24.8% ▲ +34.2%

Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 18.5%
  • 2016: 22.1%
  • 2021: 24.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

View on map →

In Brassall, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; One-parent families is next at 25%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Brassall

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Brassall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031283/brassall/topic/family-households